Music tip

For those who may not have discovered them: "The City Waits", sometimes spelled "The City Waites"; my musical choice the last days has been a mix of street ballads and bawdy songs from the 17th and 18th century.

Now I just need to put a girl in it

And pray that it's nice weather next weekend.
Maja's 18th century gown, finished:




I would still like to make a cap though. And I wish I had a little straw hat for her.

A question for the 18th century experts

This is the hat that started my new enthusiasm for the 18th century (and then came Dress of the people). What I didn't hink of when I found it online was that it apparently is cut in one edge. I can do that of course, but I would like to know if anyone has seen anything like that before, especially a painting where you can see it worn.

Regarding the hat

I am not only interested in hat with the curious shape I showed in my last post, but in any kind of pictures of 18th century straw hats "lined" in printed cotton or linen.

Another weird thing from Ribeiro

Just when I was getting to really appreciate Fashion and fiction. Dress in art and literature in Stuart England, almost forgiving Ribeiro for the aforementioned offenses she writes that constant wearing of caps and hats were a cause for hair loss (and thus a reason for the use of wigs). If that had been the case, which of course is refuted by scientific research on hair loss, wouldn't women, who have been wearing headwear from dawn 'til dusk for centuries have been more prone to hair loss than men? Think before you write is a good maxim to apply to your work I think.